Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911)
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Seattle Civic Unity Committee
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Bernard Peter Randolph (1933- )
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(1980) Thomas Sowell, “Politics and Opportunity: Background”

Explore Global African History

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The Zong Massacre (1781)
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Cubah Cornwallis (? – 1848)
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Osei Kofi Tutu (c. 1680-1717)
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Mirambo (ca.1840–1884)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
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Slavery and Freedom on the Minnesota Territory Frontier: The Strange Saga of Joseph Godfrey
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History: A Brief History
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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators